Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is a species of nematode from the family Angiostrongylidae.

Hosts

Intermediate hosts include:

• land snail Achatina fulica
• land snail Thelidomus aspera
• garden snail Cornu aspersum

Final hosts include:

• cats (family Felidae)

References

Bibliography

• Studzińska, M. B., Demkowska-Kutrzepa, M., Komsta, R., Tomczuk, K., Kruczek, A., Junkuszew, A., & Dudko, P. (2017). Aelurostrongylus abstrusus - The Cause of Respiratory Disease. Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 73(11), 739–742. https://doi.org/10.21521/mw.5793.
• Morelli, S., Colombo, M., Diakou, A., Traversa, D., Grillini, M., Frangipane di Regalbono, A., & Di Cesare, A. (2021). The Influence of Temperature on the Larval Development of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the Land Snail Cornu aspersum. Pathogens, 10(8), 960. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080960.

Further reading